Car-coupling.



No. 68l,462. Patented Aug. '27, I901. A; vzmA.

CAR COUPLING.

(Application filed Dec. 10, 1900. (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

@Mrorneys No. 68l,462. Patehted Aug. 27, I901.

A. VEZINA.

CAR COUPLING.

(Application filed Dec. 10, 1900.! (No Model.) 2 Sheeis-Sheot 2.

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Application filed December 10, 1900. Serial No. 39,258. (No model.)

To (all whom it may GUN/06'7":

Be it known that l, ALPHONSE V iZIZINA, a snbject of Her Majesty the Queen "irent Britain, residing at Hedieyville, county of Quebee, Province of Quebec; Canada. have invented eersei n new and useful lniproronion is m JFLl JGUPiQF-Q; mid iii!) hereby declare that the following is fell, clear, and exact duseription of lhe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whieh it ep-pertnins to make em" the more.

Elly inveniion to improvements in ear eonpiers of that olnss known as linloendpin couplers; and one ohjeet; of the invention is to provide on improved construction, including the means for holding a gravity-pin normally in n. .l'llSQll position ready for engagement with n. ni: on an eppzonehiog dre W" heed, whereby the our will he automatically coupled.

Further objeeis of the in vide means operable in; e brekenn'in stationed on the side of the cor fo 'the purpose of diseonneoiing the coupling pin from the link, and thereby onoonplo the cars without roniring the hrnheinnn to pass between ihen, to provide means by Wlliil the piinhohjiii slide "will heantomntionlly returned to its normal position. and iinnlly to sl zihly mount the draw-head, so as to yield 9- nowhz'rt when struck by on epprroohing drn-ir-hond.

The invention coneiste in the novel constrn otion and zirrangem hereinafter frilly di'isorihed and. claimed.

In the drawings lie-row annexed, forming part of this speoifioetion, Figure l is an inverted or bottom plan view of 3.- portion of it out bodying my invention. Fig. L183, fronio view thereof. Fig. is a longitudinal vertical seo- Lion in the plane the dotted line 3 on Fig. 1; Fig. i is a. transverse horizontal section through. the drew bar end its supporting means, the plane of the section being indioated by the dotted line i a: on Fig. 3. Ihig. is an enlarged detail view of the oonplingqiin end oer-tel :1 of the parts nseoointeil l herewith.

The same numerals oi reference denote like parts in. each figure or." the drawings.

10 designates a. portion of the l'rmnowork of e oer whiohinelndes the transverse beams 11 1:. Toihe end of the front been: 11in seveniion are lo pro out of parts, which will be.

emetic coupler enri i i l ,l l i i l l I l l i i l l i i I cured a keeper formed a transverse opening, 14, the letter being in alinement with the space of the keeper 13. A d re \v-lmr is mounted slidably in the keeper 13 end the slot 14 of said rear been], and in order to hold this ill-amber in its projected operntive position I have provided the spring-pressnre her 16, the latter being ar ranged in reerof the beam 12 and in position for engagement with the rear extremity of said drzuvlnir. Said spring-bar 16 extends iirensv rsely aorose the ear forits end portions to engage with the staple or eyebolts 17, which nrefoslened to the oar-frmneybut itis erideno that this spring-bar may be otherwise attached to the (32Ll'-fi'illll6 and that another type of spring may be substituted for the straight bin herein shown as one embodiment of the invention.

The drew-her is provided at poinrs intermediate oi its length with the flanges 18, or ranged to project from opposite sides of said her, and the rear portion of the drew-bar is reduced in size, as at 19. so as to it slidsbl in the opening 14 of the rear transverse beam The drowbar is disposed Within a, housing which limits positively the ()l'ldWiSQillOVG- ment of said bill. under the repression of the spring and the shock of meeting draw-heads. This housing consists of the side plates 2021 and the bottom plate The side plates exlend between the keeper 13 and the beani li and said plates are provided in their inner 13, and in the rear beam 12 is faces with tliegrooves or recesses 24, in which anges of the draw-bar. The bottom plate is fastened in any approved Way to the lower edges of the side plateas, for example, by screws-and this bottom plate rests snugly against the under side of the drew-bar. The side plates of the housing are held against movement by engaging with the keeper of the reeroross beam, and the receases or grooves in these side plates are somewhno longer than the flanges of the drew-her in order to permit the latter. to have the de sired. endwiso movement, whereby the shonl ders of the recessed plates 20 2]. limit the end wise movement of the drew-bar.

'1het'r0n-be11d of the drew-bar is fashioned. to provide a draw-heed 325, in which is produced a. linkehinnher 26 and e. Vertical pinopening 27.

are received the ii .ln this fink-chamber is slidrthly fitted a pin-holding slide 32 of a vertical the latter adapted to traverse the pin-opcning and being pressed normally in an outward direction by the agency of a coiled spring 29, the latter contained in a reduced rear portion or extension of the link-chamber. The coupling-pin 30 is fitted loosely in the pin-opening27 oi the draw-head, and to the upper extremity of this pin is attached a gnideplate 31, the coupling-pin being headed, as at St, to retain the plate in connection therewith. Said guideplate is slidably fitted in the longitudinal slot guide 33, the latter having a foot arranged to rest upon the draw-head and to be secured firmly thereto in any approved way, whereby the vertical guide lies adjacent to the pin, so as to direct the up and down movements of theguideplate and the coupling-pin to which said plate is seen red. This guide-plate is formed with the lateral lugs 34, that are adapted to ride against the rear side of the vertical guide, and the plate is furthermore provided with the rearwardly-cxtending pintle 35, the latter being disposed on the opposite side ol the vertical guide from the gravity-pin.

37 38 designate the uncoupling-levers, the same being arranged on opposite sides of the draw-head and having their inner ends disposed in overlapping relation, so as to be mounted loosely on the pintle of the guideplate, Each lever is fulcrumed at a. point in termediate of its length on a bracket 39, attached to the car, and the lever a handle portion disposed at or close to the side of the car, and, as shown in laigs. 1, 2, and 3, said levers are capable of a-movemcnt endwise of the forwardly extending portion of the bracket 39. It will therefore be seen that provision is made fora yielding movement of the draw-bar without disarranging the mechanism for operating the pin. its the draw bar yields the pin, guide, guideplat'e, and uncouplingdevers move correspondingly, and hence there is no liability of a disarraugement of the positive connections of these parts, and while said uncoupling-levers have a slidahle movement on their pivots they are prevented from passing from oil" of their pivot-points, owing to the presence of the lugs 53 i, which prevent a forward movement of the front ends of said levers A. link 10 is intended to be connected to a semen d raiwhead on an approaching car, and when the coupling-pin is lifted and engaged by the holding-slide the coupling isiin condition for automatic operation. The link is intended to enter the chamber of the draw-head', so as to engage with the slide therein and force the latter in an upward direction, whereupon the pin is released, and it is caused to fall by gravity into engagement with the link, thus coupling the cars without requiring the brakeman to pass between them for adjustment of the pin. The pin may be raised by a brakeman stationed on one sideof the car, who is only required to operate one leverin a direc- I tion to lift the path of the link and allowing the springrepression slide to move in an outward directionon withdrawal of the link, whereby the slide again sustains the pin in a raised position, ready for automatic coupling of another car.

Changes within the scopeof the appended claim may be made in the form and proper Lion of some of the parts while their essen tial features are retained and the spirit of the invention is embodied. Hence I do not the parts as shown, reserving the right to vary therefrom. 4

I claimi i In a car-coupler, the combination witha yielding draw-head, and a gravity-pin therein, of a verticallyslotted guide mounted on the draw-head adjacent to the pin, aguideplate attached to the pin and fitted slidably in the slot of the guide, and uncoupling-1evers each having a pivotal and slidable movement on its support and loosely and positively slidable movement being in a direction correspending with that of the yielding draw-head, whereby said draw-head may yield under pressure without disarranging the relative positions of the pin and its operating mechanism or destroying the positive connections of said pin and mechanism, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses. t ALPHIONSE VEZINA.

. 'itiitnesses:

Oernvn LAJlUL'lPPE, Enema Moi-tin.

the pinpthu's withdrawing it from desire to be limited to the precise form of all connected with said gnide-plate, the 

